Shoulder-strap holder



April 14, 3 J. F. DONAHUE 1,801,074

SHOULDER STRAP HOLDER Filed Dec. 4, 1950 IN VENTOR.

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' taining them in these which securely mounts Patented Apr. 14, 1931 JOSEPH F. DONAHUE, OF EDGEW OOD, RHODE ISLAND SHOULDER-STRAP HOLDER Application filed December 4, 1930. Serial No. 499,954.

This invention relates to a shoulder strap holder, and has for its object to provide a simple construction which may be easily secured to a dress or the like, to prevent the shoulder straps of lingerie or other garments from sliding over the shoulder.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a retaining device for shoulder straps and the like, which may be made of a single piece of stock suitably cut and bent to be mounted upon the garment of the user.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a member which will have sufficient inherent resiliency to force the prongs or spurs mounted thereon into the garment to hold the same in position.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a fragmental portion of a dress, lingerie and strap in their desired positions upon the wearer; and showing my improved strap holder for mainpositions.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my strap holder; 1

Fig. 3 is a section thru the garment, the strap holder and strap extending therethru.

It is found by women in the wearing of lingerie that the shoulder straps for support ing the same often slip from the shoulder to the annoyance of the wearer, and in order that these maybe maintained in their desired position, I have provided a simple structure which may embrace the straps and then be secured to the dress of the wearer and held in such position by its inherent resiliency, the same in position and yet provides freedom of movement of the strap or straps therethru to move with the wearer in the various movements of the body; and the following is a detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may be accomplished.

With reference to the drawings, 10 designates stock able material, whi

the body portion of a strip of sheet such as metal, celluloid or other suitch has its end portions 11 folded, as illustrated in Fig. 2, to extend toward each other,

generally on the are of a circle to space them from the body portion 10. Upon each of these end ortions, there i's'mounted a prong 12 whic may be con-' veniently raised from the stock, as illustrated. The

prongs are oppositely outwardly directed and each is upwardly. inclined to project. into member to be spru the garment. The ends 13 of the member are spaced apart,

permitting the ng inwardly and the spurs 14 of the garment which extends,: over the shoulder, and

upon release of thisbending-in pressure of the member,

the prongs 12 spread apart forcing themselves into the garment and under the pressure due to the inherent resiliency of the stock from which the member ismade maintain these prongs in set position.

It will be device, the same is strap 15 or should understood that in the use of the placed about the shoulder er straps, if there be more than one, and between the portions 10 and '11, asillustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, before positioning the memb above mentioned.

embraced by the mounted upon the operates with the ing 16 between the ends 13 er on the garment 14, as

r hen: the straps are positioned within and member and themember garment, the garment co member to closethe open:

and thus by completely encircling the shoulder strap 15 forms a loop about the straps and lock the samein place. There is sufficient portions 10 and 1 freely slide thru th space between the 1 to permit thestraps to e member which may occur due to the movement of the body of-the wearer, and yet the straps cannot slip over the shoulder 17 to permit dropping of the clothing which they support, to the discomfort of the wearer.

tion forms which my invention, it is changes in arran in the spirit and t defined in the appe While I have described certain construcembody the principles of obvious that other desired ement, may be made withe scope of the invention as nded claims,

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I claim:

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